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Effects of empagliflozin on metabolic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled study.

Zeeshan JavedMaria PapageorgiouHarshal DeshmukhAlan S RigbyUnaiza QamarJehangir AbbasAmer Y KhanEric S KilpatrickStephen L AtkinThozhukat Sathyapalan
Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)
There was a significant improvement in anthropometric parameters and body composition, in overweight and obese women with PCOS after 12 weeks of treatment with empagliflozin compared to metformin, although no changes were seen in hormonal or metabolic parameters.
Keyphrases
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • body composition
  • insulin resistance
  • resistance training
  • bone mineral density
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • combination therapy
  • skeletal muscle
  • smoking cessation
  • postmenopausal women